Career Conversations: Special Libraries

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

00:58:24

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Episode Summary

Do you enjoy working with people, artifacts, and history? You might consider a career at a Special Library. Hear several librarians discuss the collections with which they work: Robin Dodge, Head Librarian of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM); Matt Moryc, Archivist - Walt Disney Archives; Julie Huffman, Genealogy Librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library; and Denise L. Mc Iver, from the California African American Museum.

Interviewer:

Llyr Heller: Librarian II, Teen'Scape

Speakers:

Robin Dodge - Head Librarian - LA Campus, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Matt Moryc - Archivist - Walt Disney Archives
Julie Huffman - Genealogy Librarian - Los Angeles Public Library
Denise L. Mc Iver - Research Librarian - California African American Museum

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